Center of Occupational Health and Education Alliance of Western Washington

About Us

Fighting injury with communication

The Center of Occupational Health Education (COHE) Alliance of Western Washington is one of six COHE’s across the state. Labor & Industries launched this initiative to bring together providers, employers, workers and administrators with the goal of promoting adoption of proven practices to get injured workers back on the job both safely and quickly. Health Service Coordinators are on-hand to help manage workplace injury treatment and recovery protocols, and facilitate ongoing communication between all involved.

CHI Franciscan Health is proud to be the sponsor for COHE Alliance of Western Washington. We, and our provider partners throughout the region, are dedicated to helping keep workers healthy and workplaces safe.

Meet the Health Services Coordinators

Lisa Parker, MSW, CRC, CDMS, PGAP

Lisa comes to the COHE Alliance of Western Washington with over 30 years of experience in the field of Workers’ Compensation; this experience includes over 12 years working in chronic pain management. Lisa has been a registered Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) with the State of Washington since 1989, and worked as a private sector VRC from 1989 to 2012. She was the owner of a private vocational rehabilitation counseling firm, where she worked for 30 years. Before coming to the COHE, she worked for an industrial rehabilitation and chronic pain management clinic as a Vocational Counselor, Community Reintegration Specialist, Provider Relations Specialist, and most recently as a Clinic Manager. Lisa has been actively involved with the rehabilitation industry association, WA Chapter – International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (WA-IARP), since 2008, having served as Secretary-Treasurer, Chapter President, and Board Member at Large. In her position as a Health Services Coordinator, she will be assisting our US HealthWorks COHE partners to deliver the best practices for patients by providing optimal care and returning them back to work as quickly as possible. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys crafting, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

Candy Mansfield, MS, CDMS

Candy comes to the COHE Alliance of Western Washington with over 20 years of experience in the field of Human Services. Her experience includes 10 years in the field of workers compensation in Washington, as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and a Case Manager at an Occupational Health Clinic, as well as additional experience as a social service provider with a variety of populations. She will be assisting our COHE partners to deliver the best practices for patients by providing optimal care and returning them back to work as quickly as possible. Any spare time you will find her reading, planning a quilting project, and spending time with family and friends.

Eric Swigart, BA

Eric comes to the COHE Alliance of Western Washington with over 20 years’ experience in worker’s compensation. From 1993-2003, he worked as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC), providing vocational early intervention, assessment, and vocational plan development/retraining services for injured workers in Washington State. For the past ten years, Eric worked as a Medical Case Manager, assisting medical providers, employers, injured workers, and other L&I system stakeholders in resolving complex claim-related issues. In his current position as an HSC, he will assisting COHE providers with the Franciscan Medical Group and our partners, with the goal of providing the highest quality medical care to our injured patients. In his spare time, Eric enjoys reading, writing music, and spending time with his family.

Jennifer Farland, MSW, CRC, CDMS

Jennifer comes to the COHE Alliance of Western Washington with over 17 years of experience in worker’s compensation. From 1996-2013, she worked as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC), providing early intervention, assessment, vocational plan development/retraining services for injured workers in Washington State. She is also a licensed social worker in Washington and has a vast knowledge of connecting individuals, medical providers, and employers with resources available in Southwest Washington. As a Health Services Coordinator, she will be assisting our Southwest Washington COHE partners to deliver the best practices for patients by providing optimal care and returning them back to work as quickly as possible. In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys perusing antique shows and attending sporting events with her family.

Chris Condit, CDMS, PGAP

Chris comes to the COHE Alliance of Western Washington with over 15 years of experience in the field of Workers Compensation. His experience includes 13+ years in the field of workers compensation in Washington, as a Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, as well as additional experience as a Community Reintegration Specialist with a chronic pain program in Washington. He will be assisting our COHE partners to deliver the best practices for patients by providing optimal care and returning them back to work as quickly as possible. Chris spends his spare time playing soccer, hiking, camping, reading, and spending time with his family and friends.

Janice LeGros, MS

Janice comes to the COHE Alliance of Western Washington with over 30 years of experience in the field of Human Services providing services to individuals with physical, social, and psychological impairment. Her experience includes 15 years in the field of workers compensation in Washington State; 6 of which as a COHE Case Manager/Health Service Coordination and Workers Compensation Case Manager in an Occupational Health Services Department. In her current position as a Health Services Coordinator, she will be assisting our US HealthWorks COHE partners to deliver the best practices for patients by providing optimal care and returning them back to work as quickly as possible. In her spare time, Janice enjoys gardening, spending time with her family, and is an avid 12th Woman.